VICTIMIZATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does victimization mean? 

• VICTIMIZATION (noun)
  The noun VICTIMIZATION has 2 senses:

1. adversity resulting from being made a victim

2. an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)

  Familiarity information: VICTIMIZATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VICTIMIZATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Adversity resulting from being made a victim

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Context example:

his victimization infuriated him

Hypernyms ("victimization" is a kind of...):

adversity; hard knocks; hardship (a state of misfortune or affliction)

Derivation:

victimize (make a victim of)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

exploitation; using; victimisation; victimization

Context example:

paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization

Hypernyms ("victimization" is a kind of...):

mistreatment (the practice of treating (someone or something) badly)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "victimization"):

blaxploitation (the exploitation of black people (especially with regard to stereotyped roles in movies))

sexploitation (the commercial exploitation of sex or sexuality or explicit sexual material)

colonialism (exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country)

Derivation:

victimize (deprive of by deceit)